This three-day program provides the critical leadership necessary to develop the learning function (its people and programs) and have a meaningful impact on the overall strategy in your organization. This interactive program includes self-assessments, small group case study discussion, best-practice review, and feedback on specific challenges participants face.

This three-day program will prepare you to provide leadership in developing your organization's people to execute organizational strategy.

The ATD Competency Study identified managing learning programs as a critical area of expertise for the training and development professional. The content of this program is based on the ATD Competency Model and helps in preparation for obtaining the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) Credential. Learn more about Certification.

Please note that this program is affected by the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. The times listed reflect the one-hour forward time shift that occurs on March 10, 2019, at 2:00 a.m.

This program is conducted in the WebEx Training Center platform with a toll-free teleconference or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) option for the audio component. Special software is not required. You only need a standard web browser and telephone or VoIP capability to participate.

After registering, you will receive a WebEx online sign-in, teleconference dial-in details, and instructions via email. Although they take place online, these programs are highly interactive, with features and tools such as “raise your hand,” polling, live chat, and break-out rooms. All sessions are recorded, so if you miss a session, you can watch the recording at a later time before the program ends. Certificate programs have attendance requirements. Please see the Credits & Attendance section on the program description page for more details.

Note: Participants located outside the U.S. and Canada will dial a toll phone number or use free VoIP through their computer to access the program. They should check with their phone carrier to determine rates for calls to the U.S. if using a telephone.

This program takes place March 25-27, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

While ATD has not secured a room block or sleeping room discount, we invite you to visit the website of the facility to view a list of hotels near the workshop location. Clicking this link will bring you there. We also encourage you to use travel search engine tools to find the lodging options that will best accommodate your needs.

This program is conducted in the WebEx Training Center platform with a toll-free teleconference or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) option for the audio component. Special software is not required. You only need a standard web browser and telephone or VoIP capability to participate.

After registering, you will receive a WebEx online sign-in, teleconference dial-in details, and instructions via email. Although they take place online, these programs are highly interactive, with features and tools such as “raise your hand,” polling, live chat, and break-out rooms. All sessions are recorded, so if you miss a session, you can watch the recording at a later time before the program ends. Certificate programs have attendance requirements. Please see the Credits & Attendance section on the program description page for more details.

Note: Participants located outside the U.S. and Canada will dial a toll phone number or use free VoIP through their computer to access the program. They should check with their phone carrier to determine rates for calls to the U.S. if using a telephone.

This program is conducted in the WebEx Training Center platform with a toll-free teleconference or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) option for the audio component. Special software is not required. You only need a standard web browser and telephone or VoIP capability to participate.

After registering, you will receive a WebEx online sign-in, teleconference dial-in details, and instructions via email. Although they take place online, these programs are highly interactive, with features and tools such as “raise your hand,” polling, live chat, and break-out rooms. All sessions are recorded, so if you miss a session, you can watch the recording at a later time before the program ends. Certificate programs have attendance requirements. Please see the Credits & Attendance section on the program description page for more details.

Note: Participants located outside the U.S. and Canada will dial a toll phone number or use free VoIP through their computer to access the program. They should check with their phone carrier to determine rates for calls to the U.S. if using a telephone.

This program is conducted in the WebEx Training Center platform with a toll-free teleconference or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) option for the audio component. Special software is not required. You only need a standard web browser and telephone or VoIP capability to participate.

After registering, you will receive a WebEx online sign-in, teleconference dial-in details, and instructions via email. Although they take place online, these programs are highly interactive, with features and tools such as “raise your hand,” polling, live chat, and break-out rooms. All sessions are recorded, so if you miss a session, you can watch the recording at a later time before the program ends. Certificate programs have attendance requirements. Please see the Credits & Attendance section on the program description page for more details.

Note: Participants located outside the U.S. and Canada will dial a toll phone number or use free VoIP through their computer to access the program. They should check with their phone carrier to determine rates for calls to the U.S. if using a telephone.

Technical Requirements:Online programs: The online version of this program is conducted in the WebEx Training Center. Special software is not required. You only need a standard web browser and telephone or VoIP capability to participate. In addition, it is strongly recommended to use a desktop or laptop computer as using a tablet or mobile device severely limits your ability to fully and actively participate in the program. Active participation is a completion requirement of ATD and includes, but is not limited to, participating in virtual classroom activities, discussions, breakout sessions, and intersession work.

Who Should Attend?

The Managing Learning Programs Certificate Program is designed for professionals who implement learning and development initiatives or those who are about to undertake this key organizational role.

What Will I Learn?

Upon completion of the program, the participant will be able to:

Understand the current and evolving role of the learning manager in challenging environments.

Establish a vision by creating a compelling picture of how the learning function improves business performance and enables execution of organizational strategy and partner with business leaders to advocate improving performance through learning.

Establish strategies; develop long-range learning, development, and human performance initiatives to implement the vision; understand what drives business and how the learning function can best add value.

Run the learning function like a business by converting strategies into action plans reconciled with real-life constraints, develop and monitor budgets, and understand staffing and resource deployment.

How Long Is This Course?

Face-to-Face: 3 days

Online: 7 sessions, 21 hours total

On-Site: Flexible dates & duration

Can I Earn Credit?

Earn 2.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon successfully completing this program. This program may be eligible for up to 21 CPLP recertification points. This program may be eligible for up to 21 APTD recertification points. This program has been pre-approved for 21 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. This program is valid for 21 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrm.org/certification.

What Is The Attendance Policy?

Face-to-Face CoursesParticipation in all originally scheduled days of the program is mandatory in order to receive the certificate of completion and 2.1 CEUs. Participants who miss more than two hours of the entire program will not be eligible to receive the certificate. Participants who fulfill the attendance requirement will receive a certificate at the end of the program.

Online CoursesParticipation in all online sessions at their currently scheduled day and time is mandatory to receive a completion certificate and any applicable credits.

ATD requires active participation throughout the program to receive credit for the class. Active participation includes, but is not limited to, participating in virtual classroom activities, discussions, breakout sessions, and intersession work. Please note that using a tablet or mobile device severely limits your ability to fully and actively participate.

For programs with five or more sessions, one missed live session can be made up by listening to the session recording in full. Participants who miss more than one live session will not be eligible to receive the certificate. For programs with four or fewer sessions, attendance at all live sessions is required to receive a certificate. If you meet the eligibility requirements, a certificate will be issued to you through the ATD Learning Portal at the end of the program. All sessions will be recorded and available for participants to review throughout the program for your reference.

As CEO and Founder of QVF Partners, Rita partners with organizations and individuals who want to transform ordinary work environments into high-performing, profitable cultures. She shares her expertise and resources to help create workplaces where enlightened leaders can leverage the strengths and diversity of their people as a competitive advantage. During her 25 year career at Southwest Airlines, Rita served in several roles including customer service, sales, marketing, public relations, and HR. In her last position she was director of the Southwest Airlines University for People. She was responsible for the design, development, and implementation of leadership and personal development programs for over 32,000 employees. She also established a career development services team, responsible for helping employees develop a career path. Rita has served on several advisory committees and boards and was a member of the ASTD Board of Directors, serving as chairwoman of the ASTD Board in 2005. She is often quoted in publications such as
Harvard Business Review,
Business Week,
Corporate Meetings and Incentives, and
The Wall Street Journal on topics of recruiting and training practices. Rita is the co-author of the new book,
Destination Profit: Creating People-Profit Opportunities in Your Organization. As an international speaker and consultant, she has presented to and worked with groups in Europe, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and Japan on topics including organizational culture, people strategies, leadership, innovation, customer service, and branding. When asked what business she is in, the answer is simply "the people business."

John Coné is principal of the Eleventh Hour Group. He consults on issues of organizational learning, with emphasis on strategy, planning, and design. He works with business, government and not-for-profits to create great learning functions and learning organizations. He was a founder of Motorola University, vice president of HR and CLO for Sequent, and creator and VP of Dell Learning. Coné has served on the boards of public and private training companies, and as chairman of the ASTD Board. In his 30 years in organizational learning, Coné and the organizations he has led have received numerous honors, including ASTD’s Gordon Bliss Award.

As principal of Barbara Goretsky Consultancy, Barbara provides consultative services to corporate clients in the areas of talent and leadership development, executive coaching, learning programs in HR-related topics, and team development and effectiveness. At her previous position with Northrop Grumman, she was responsible for supporting the corporate leadership development strategy, with particular emphasis on designing, developing, and running Northrop Grumman’s core leadership development programs. Additionally, she designed the CEO’s annual leadership conference, 360-degree feedback processes, coaching and mentoring initiatives, and various competency models. Barbara holds a BA and an MA from the Pennsylvania State University in journalism and speech communications, and a second master’s degree in human resources from American University. She is also a graduate of UVA’s Executive Education Program on Management Development, TRW’s HR Executive Programs at Cornell University and the University of Michigan, and Northrop Grumman’s HR Leadership Program at UCLA, and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources and an Associate Certified Coach.

As an organizational development, leadership, human capital and project management expert with 20 years of experience in high end consulting, Jennifer loves to work with organizations that want more, are willing to take risks and even step on the ledge a bit in order to push change and innovation that align strategy with performance to produce positive business results. As CEO of Emergent Performance Solutions, she brings her entrepreneurial spirit balanced with years of practical experience; in order to provide opportunities that are fun, exciting and highly productive. She coaches, teaches and consults with government and industry leaders to create high performance environments that directly impact the mission of the change culture and the bottom line. She shares in the thought leadership community through speaking at conferences, publishing works and engaging the community. She has a notable reputation for innovation, creativity and reliability as well as her dynamic ability to fully engage her audiences through competence and humor.

Qing HAN has 20 years of experience in training and development, and was the director of Siemens Management Institute until summer 2013. With his colleagues, he designed and implemented the first management development program for Siemens China. Before joining Siemens, he served as deputy dean at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. Most recently, he is the Executive Director at CFLD University. He is tri-lingual in Mandarin, English and German. Mr. Han holds a Masters of Art from Tongji University, a post-graduate degree from Gutenberg University in Germany, as well as a teacher certification from the University of International Business and Economics. He has published multiple articles in Chinese and German training magazines and has had various speaking engagements on HR and Training topics Mr. Han is a certified MBTI facilitator with a passion for program design to support business needs.

Lucia Yan Liu is the CHO of Urwork and an experienced human resources management professional and practitioner. She collaborates with various business groups within Urwork, including production, research and development, sales, and marketing. Additionally, Lucia has a wide range of expertise in HR strategy and operations, including organization development, staffing, performance management, learning and development, culture development, and employee relationships. Lucia has accumulated 15 years of experience working with multinational companies such as Siemens China and Motorola China. Specifically, she was the head of the learning campus, talent acquisition, and HR strategy for Siemens China and the head of staffing and manufacturing business partners for Motorola China. Lucia also spent four years in government with the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area. Prior to working for Urwork, Lucia worked as an independent consultant. Her professional consultancy focuses on organization and competence development and leadership and learning. Lucia’s expertise covers the design and facilitation of structured programs, workshops, and individual learning courses. Lucia holds an EMBA from CEIBS and a Master of Arts in English language and literature. She is a member of the International Coach Federation, an Associate Certified Coach, a CTI Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, and a CPP MBTI Certified Trainer.

As principal of Talent Seed Consulting, Stacy leverages more than 15 years of experience in identifying opportunities and implementing large-scale learning solutions for associates at all organizational levels. She has developed and delivered blended learning approaches, led learning and development teams, selected and implemented learning technology initiatives, and designed and managed leadership and succession planning and development programs. Stacy is a past president of the Midlands Chapter of the Association for Talent Development (formerly ASTD), and served on ATD’s National CORE committee. She served on the advisory board of the 2013 International Conference on e-Learning in the Workplace. She blogs for ATD’s Learning Technologies community and has written articles and publications for ATD as well as
Learning Solutions magazine. Stacy is certified to facilitate Achieve Global, GROW Coaching, and ProMax training, regularly speaks at local and national training conferences. Connect with Stacy on Twitter, LinkedIn, or through her company website: www.growyourtalent.com.

"ATD has a strategic and forward-thinking approach to providing valuable professional development. They are constantly rethinking the value proposition of talent development on a global scale and deliberately positioning the organization in a way that adds value to my membership. I look to the association for industry trends and best practices."

Elaine Finch

"My favorite takeaway from the program was learning about all the aspects of a learning organization, since most of the work is done by others in my organization. I would recommend this program because it gives you comprehensive knowledge of how to competently develop a learning organization and what to watch out for when developing your learning strategy and business plan."